Teacher of Italian (A Level)
d'Overbroeck's
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- d’Overbroeck’s has its own salary scale
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 3 December 2021
Job overview
The post and the department
This is an opportunity to join a lively and diverse Modern Languages department. We offer a wide range of subjects at A Level, including ‘minority’ languages where the numbers of students taking the subject are typically very small.
Modern languages are taught across all three sections of the school.
• In the Sixth Form (the largest section of d’Overbroeck’s) we offer a wide range of foreign languages, with regular A Level groups functioning in French, German and Spanish and the option also being available of taking Italian, Russian, Mandarin and Japanese.
• In our years 7-11 day school, French and Spanish are taught as part of the core curriculum at key stage 3 and both subjects are available as GCSEs in key stage 4. Other foreign languages (including Italian) are available on request as an after-school subject, subject to teacher availability.
Teaching is in small groups which, at A Level, sometimes subdivide to enable second language learners and bilingual/native speakers to progress at appropriate rates. Currently, we have two students in year 12 studying Italian A Level over two years and one native speaker, taught separately, who will take the A Level in June 2022.
These small groups enable us to focus on students’ individual needs and help them to achieve their full potential. We prepare students meticulously for their examinations, but also aim to prepare them for continuation as potential future university language students and equip them to be successful at a higher level. In the end, we want our students, having completed their A level, to be ready to live and work in the target language country – which is the case of quite a few of our alumni. MFL at d’Overbroeck’s is a well-equipped department, with teachers supplementing the use of textbooks and online teaching platforms with specific language-learning software. We have language libraries and film libraries, and encourage all students to read and watch films in their target language, beyond the specification requirements.
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About d'Overbroeck's
THE SCHOOL
d’Overbroeck’s is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Oxford for students aged 11 – 18. The school roll currently stands at around 750, and this is set to grow in the coming years.
Founded in 1977, initially as a Sixth Form, d’Overbroeck’s has maintained its founding values throughout its growth.
We believe in outstanding teaching and laughter. We celebrate the individual and foster a culture that promotes collaboration and originality. We pride ourselves on our unique blend of social informality and academic rigour.
d’Overbroeck’s consists of three sections:
Years 7-11 – 200 students; currently all day students although open to boarders from next year. Based at Leckford Place, OX2 6HX.
Sixth Form – 440 students; a mixture of day and boarding. Domestic and international. Based at a purpose-built site at 333 Banbury Road.
The International School – around 125 international students who are all boarders, across years 9-11.
All in all, this is a busy and happy educational environment in which staff and students enjoy positive relationships based on mutual respect and a shared sense of purpose. As our most recent ISI inspection report puts it:
‘A defining characteristic of d’Overbroeck’s is its close-knit, informal atmosphere within which students grow in confidence, self-esteem, respect for themselves and for others. Students are very supportive of each other and behaviour throughout is excellent, exemplified in considerate, warm relationships.
In its key findings, our most recent inspection report (2021) found that our students are highly motivated with extremely positive attitudes to learning. They were described as successful collaborative learners who are naturally inclusive. They were said to have a remarkably strong sense of self understanding and excellent awareness of how to improve and achieve their goals.
ISI inspection report. October 2021
For more information about the College please visit our website at http://www.doverbroecks.com/
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